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01.Speaking, 103.Extreme Weather

103.Extreme Weather

Daniel: So how about the weather in Argentina?

Valeria: Well the weather in Argentina depends on the part of Argentina that we are talking about.

Daniel: Uh-uh.

Valeria: For instance, the north is very dry and extreme.

Daniel: OK.

Valeria: Like in summer, the temperature can go till forty, forty five and very dry.

Daniel: Wow.

Valeria: Right and you can have like minus zeros, minus zero temperatures in winter as well but very, very dry. In the east it's tropical, mainly summer most of the year, a lot of rain, everything is green.

Daniel: Wow.

Valeria: The center where Buenos Aires, the capital, is located is moderated but Patagonia which is the south of Argentina is very cold, dry and there is snow.

Daniel: OK.

Valeria: Which means that in the same moment we can be, if you are in the north it will be very dry and hot or it could be snowing or it could be raining in a rain forest.

Daniel: Wow. Do you get, when you said extreme weather, do you get this thunderstorm, thunder lighting?

Valeria: It's not common, maybe it's like once in a while a thunderstorm.

Daniel: OK.

Valeria: But not more than this. We don't have El Nino and monsoon, this kind of things or rainy season. We don't have this kind of weather.

Daniel: What happens when you get thunderstorms? What happens with the people? Do you like them? Do you get scared?

Valeria: I think that if you are a kid, you get a little scared because you are not used to but if you are an adult you are cool.

Daniel: OK. How about you?

Valeria: I had a very bad experience that was like I experienced a twister when I was a kid.

Daniel: Wow.

Valeria: That was kind of unusual, very unusual in my country and so I get a little scared.

Daniel: OK. I hope it doesn't really happen any more.


103.Extreme Weather

Daniel: So how about the weather in Argentina? Даниэль: А как насчет погоды в Аргентине?

Valeria: Well the weather in Argentina depends on the part of Argentina that we are talking about. Валерия: Погода в Аргентине зависит от той части Аргентины, о которой мы говорим.

Daniel: Uh-uh.

Valeria: For instance, the north is very dry and extreme. Валерия: Например, север очень сухой и экстремальный.

Daniel: OK.

Valeria: Like in summer, the temperature can go till forty, forty five and very dry. Валерия: Как и летом, бывает до сорока-сорока пяти и очень сухо.

Daniel: Wow.

Valeria: Right and you can have like minus zeros, minus zero temperatures in winter as well but very, very dry. Валерия: Верно, и зимой может быть нулевая температура, нулевая температура, но очень, очень сухо. In the east it's tropical, mainly summer most of the year, a lot of rain, everything is green. На востоке тропический климат, в основном лето большую часть года, много дождей, все в зелени.

Daniel: Wow.

Valeria: The center where Buenos Aires, the capital, is located is moderated but Patagonia which is the south of Argentina is very cold, dry and there is snow. Валерия: В центре, где находится столица Буэнос-Айрес, климат умеренный, но в Патагонии, которая находится на юге Аргентины, очень холодно, сухо и снег. Валерія: Центр, де розташована столиця Буенос-Айрес, помірний, але Патагонія, яка знаходиться на півдні Аргентини, дуже холодна, суха і є сніг.

Daniel: OK.

Valeria: Which means that in the same moment we can be, if you are in the north it will be very dry and hot or it could be snowing or it could be raining in a rain forest. Валерия: Это означает, что в один и тот же момент мы можем быть, если вы находитесь на севере, будет очень сухо и жарко, или может идти снег, или может идти дождь в тропическом лесу.

Daniel: Wow. Do you get, when you said extreme weather, do you get this thunderstorm, thunder lighting? Вы понимаете, когда вы сказали экстремальную погоду, вы понимаете эту грозу, молнию?

Valeria: It's not common, maybe it's like once in a while a thunderstorm. Валерия: Это не обычное дело, может быть, это как изредка гроза.

Daniel: OK.

Valeria: But not more than this. We don't have El Nino and monsoon, this kind of things or rainy season. We don't have this kind of weather.

Daniel: What happens when you get thunderstorms? What happens with the people? Do you like them? Do you get scared?

Valeria: I think that if you are a kid, you get a little scared because you are not used to but if you are an adult you are cool.

Daniel: OK. How about you?

Valeria: I had a very bad experience that was like I experienced a twister when I was a kid. Валерія: У мене був дуже поганий досвід, схожий на те, що я пережила твістер, коли була дитиною.

Daniel: Wow.

Valeria: That was kind of unusual, very unusual in my country and so I get a little scared.

Daniel: OK. I hope it doesn't really happen any more.